Watch one of our reporters as he attempts to make baked Alaska for the first time

Name: National Baked Alaska Day - Reporter Sean Gleaves attempts to make this retro dessert for the first time
Uploaded: 2024-01-31T21:03:05.000Z
Duration: 772 s
Description: It's National Baked Alaska Day! With ice cream, fluffy meringue and sponge cake, it's a showstopper! Reporter Sean Gleaves attempted to make this retro dessert for the first time to see how difficult it was to make. This is what happened

Reporter Sean Gleaves attempted to make baked Alaska for the first time - this is how it went.

By The Newsroom

Published 1st Feb 2024, 16:26 BST

Updated 1st Feb 2024, 16:27 BST

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February 1 marks National Baked Alaska Day - also known as Bombe Alaska, omelette norvégienne, omelette surprise or omelette sibérienne.

Consisting of ice cream, fluffy meringue and sponge cake, it's certainly a showstopper.

Reporter Sean Gleaves attempted to make baked Alaska for the first time

But it can also be intimidating for a home cook, especially because you have to put ice cream in the oven!

Reporter Sean Gleaves attempted to make this retro dessert for the first time to see how difficult it was.

Watch the video above to see what happened.

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